Condiment-holder.



No. 635,275. Patented Oct. I7, I899. H. M. CA S8IDY.

CONDIMENT' HOLDER.

(Application filed Dec. 23, 1898.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M. CASSIDYpOF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONDlMENT-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 635,275, dated. October17, 1899.

Application filed December 23,1898. Serial No. 700,172. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. CASSIDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCondiment- Holders, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in condiment-holdersand it consists in simple and efficient devices for cleaning theopenings arranged at the discharge of the holder and for agitating thecontents thereof.

My invention will be more clearly understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a plan view of acondiment-holder embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2illustrates a vertical section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, aslight modification of the central stem being shown in dotted lines.Fig. 3 represents a sectional plan View taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 shows a front elevation of a modified form of stem.

Referring to the reference-letters marked upon the drawings, A indicates.the body portion of the holder, which I prefer to make of glass,although any other suitable material will suffice.

, B is a cap threaded to the upper portion of the body of the holder andprovided with a number of small openings b.

Passing through the center of the device is a stem 0, which is supportedat one end by a bearing cin the cap B, said stem being provided with afour-bladed scraper C, which rests against the inner perforated portionof the cap B and, being capable of turning, prevents the materialcontained in the holder from clogging the holes in the cap. In caseswhere the material to be used is liable to adhere or mass I prefer toconstruct the stem of a spiral form 0 as shown in Fig. 4, so that byturning the stem the union of the particles of the material contained inthe holder will be broken up.

The stem 0 passes through an opening a in the bottom of the holder andis provided with a small pinion D, which is acted upon to turn ing,while the other is slotted at f and guided by a screw f fastened to thecasing. The spring-actuated rack F engages a pinion H, which in turnengages the pinion D on the stem C.

It will be understood that various modifications of the operatingdevices may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.As an instance, the rack F may be caused to act directly upon the pinionD to turn the stem 0, or a segmental rack may be employed in place ofthe straight rack shown and described.

Having fully described the character of my invention, what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A condiment-holder comprising a receptacle provided at one end with adetachable perforated cap and at the other end with a detachable casing,a scraper adapted to said cap within the receptacle, a central stem, anddevices located within the detachable casing for operating the stem andscraper, substantially as specified.

2. A condiment-holder comprising a receptacle provided at one end with adetachable perforated cap, a scraper adapted to said cap, a central stemadapted to operate the scraper, a detachable casing secured to theopposite end of the receptacle, a push-button and a lever guided in saidcasing, and devices as shown interposed between the push-button and itslever and the central stem for operating the scraper, substantially asspecified.

3. A condiment-holder comprising a receptacle provided at the top with adetachable perforated cap, a scraper adapted to the inner side of thecap, a central stem secured to the scraper and supported by suitablebearings in the cap and receptacle,a pinion mounted upon the centralstem below the bottom of the receptacle, a detachable casing secured tothe bottom of the receptacle, and devices located within the receptaclefor operating said pinion, substantially as specified.

4. A condiment-holder comprising a receptacle provided at its upper endwith a detachable perforated screw-cap, a central stem within thereceptacle, a scraper secured to the stem and adapted to the perforatedcap, a cover or casing detachably secured to the lower end of thereceptacle, a small pinion secured to the central stem Within the coveror easing, a large pinion pivoted to said casing engaging thefirstmentioned pinion, and a spring-actuated rack engaging the largepinion, substantially as specified.

5. A condiment-holder comprising a receptacle provided at its upper endWith a detachable perforated screw-cap, a spiral stem suitably supportedWithin the receptacle and providedWithascraperadapted to said perforatedcap, a cover or casing detaohably threaded to the receptacle, a smallpinion secured to the spiral stem within said cover or casing, a largerpinion pivoted to said casing engaging the smaller pinion, a rackengaging the larger pinion, a spring engaging the rack to operate thesame in one direction, and a push-button adapted to move the rackagainst the action of said spring, substantially as specified.

6. A condiment-holder comprising a receptacle, A, a perforated cap B,threaded thereto, a centrally-located stem C provided at one end with ascraper C, adapted to the cap B, and at the opposite end with a pinionD, a detachable cover or casing E, threaded to the bottom of thereceptacle, a rack F, and pinion 11, located Within the cover or casing,said pinion H, being in engagement With the pinion D, a spring G, foroperating the rack in one direction and a push-button f, connected tosaid rack for operating the same against the action of said spring inthe opposite direction, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY M. OASSIDY.

\Vitnesses:

FRANCIS W. CASSIDY, JOSEPH THOMASSON.

